Cloth-bolt press.



F. E. MOREY.

CLOTH BOLT PRESS.

APPLICATION mm JUNE 19, 1916.

Patented June 19, 1917.

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CLOTH BOLT PRESS. APPLICATION FILED mu: :9. 1916.

Patented June 19, 1917.

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CLOTH-BOLT Panes.

Application filed June 19, 1916. Serial No. 104,458.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FRED E. MOREY, a citizenof the United States, residing at Baraboo, in the county of Sank andState of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCloth-Bolt Presses, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to an improved cloth bolt press and has for itsprimary object to provide a simple and easily operated mechanism forcompressing a plurality of bolts of cloth whereby the same may betightly packed and baled for convenience in shipment.

It is another object of the invention to provide a manually operablemechanism for the above purpose, having means for exerting pressure upona series of superposed bales at spaced points and means for holding thepressure exerting means against reverse movement while the burlap orother incasing material is sewed around the compressed bolts.

The invention has for a further general object to improve and simplifythe construction of devices of the above character whereby the same arerendered extremely strong and durable in practical use and capable ofmanufacture at relatively-small cost.

lVith the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in thenovel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts tobe hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a front elevation illustrating the preferred embodiment ofmy improved press;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof;

Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line 33 of Fig. l; and

Fig. 1 is an enlarged detail elevation illus- I trating the normalpositions of theoperating. dogs.

Referring in detail to the drawings, 5 designates a pair of base barswhich are obliquely inclined upwardly at one'of their ends,as shown at6. Upon these'obliquely inclined ends of the bars 5, a base plate 7 isrigidly secured. Aplate 8 extends upwardly from the rear edge of thebase plate 7 and at right angles to the latter, and to each end of thisplate 8 spaced channelshaped guides 9 are riveted or otherwise.

.17 is rotatably mounted.

securely fixed at their lower ends. Adjacent to their upper ends, theseguides 9 are connected by means of the metal bar 10. Angular brace bars11 are fixed at their upper ends to the bar 10 and at their lowerends tothe plate 8' centrally thereof. Between each pair of the guides 9, arack bar 12 is arranged, said rack bar having longitudinal flanges 13engaged in the opposed open sides of the guides 9. The lower. end ofthis rack bar is formed with an angular, forwardly projecting, presserarm 1%. These rack bars move beneath the plate 10 and said plate isprovided with an opening 15 in line with each of said rack bars.

Upon the plate 10, at opposite sides of each of the openings 15, asuitable bearing 16 is secured, and in these bearings a shaft Upon theshaft 17, .pinions 17 are fixed and have meshing engagement with therespective racks 12.

One end of this shaft projects beyond the corresponding end of the plate10, and upon the extremity thereof a hand wheel 18 is fixed A ratchetwheel 19 is also secured upon this end of the shaft, said wheel beingprovided in its periphery with alternately arranged, square and V-shapedteeth, as clearly shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings. 20 designates theoperating lever, one end of which is bifurcated to straddle the ratchet19, the arms of said lever being loosely ongaged .upon the shaft 17Between the said lever arms, a dog 21 is fulcrumed as at 22, and isprovided with a relatively heavy end 23' on one side of its fulcrum.Upon a stud 24 fixed in a'bracket 25 secured to the endof' the platelO,a second pawl 26 is loosely mounted. One end of this pawl is alsoenlarged or weighted, as at 27 and has an attenuated, downwardlyprojecting portion which is disposed outwardly of the end 23 of the dog21 and contiguous thereto. The dog 26,, above its pivot or fulcrum, iscurved forwardly and terminates adjacent to the periphery of the ratchetdisk 17, as shown at 28, and below the fulcrum 24:- and in spacedrelation thereto, said pawl is provided upon its inner edge with a tooth29 adapted for engagement with the teeth of the ratchet.

For the purpose of bracing the supporting structure upon which the rackbars and operatingmechanism are mounted, I provide the angle ironuprights 30 which are securely bolted or otherwise fixed at their lowerends to the rearends of the base bars 5 and have their upper endssecured to the central angle bars 11 by the plate 10.

In the operation of the machine, a plurality of cloth bolts are arrangedin superposed relation upon the base plate 7 the burlap in which thebolts are to be incased being arranged beneath the lower bolt. An ironbar is placed upon the top bolt and the burlap drawn upwardly at eachside of the series of bolts and over said bar. The lever 20 is thenoperated by a vertical up and down motion, and in the up-stroke of thelever the forward end of the dog 21 being engaged with the toothedperiphery of the ratchet 19, rotates the shaft 17 in the properdirection to simultaneously move the racks 12 downwardly in thechanneled guides 9. The tooth 29 of the Weighted dog 27 being engagedwith the ratchet 19, holds the shaft 17 against reverse rotation in thedownward movement of the operating lever. This operation of the lever iscontinued until the arms 14 are engaged upon the bar on the top of theseries of bolts and exert suflicient pres bar.

sure thereon to tightly compress the bolt. When the operator releasesthe lever, the weighted end 23 of the dog 21 throws the weighted end ofthe dog 26 rearwardly and disengages the tooth 29 from the ratchet 19and moves the other end 28' of said dog into engagement with theratchet. The tooth 29 on the dog 26 bearing against the rear end of thepawl 21, holds the forward end thereof also in engagement with theratchet. Thus the operating shaft is locked against rotation so that theracks 12 cannot move up wardly and release the pressure upon the bolts.The burlap is now sewed at the top of the bale and at each end thereof,leaving only sufficient room to withdraw the iron The unsewed portion ofthe burlap is then sewed or otherwise securely closed and the pressureupon-the bale is released and the same removed .from the machine. Inthis manner, it will be appreciated that the cloth bolts can be veryeasily and quickly tightly packed and baled so that they will occupy aminimum of space in transportation. The machine may be operated withcomparatively little manual labor, and as it is of exceedinglysimpleconstruction, it will be manifest that it is not liable to get outof order. I have above described a frame or supporting structure-for thebolts which I have found to be quite desirable in practical use, thoughit will be apparent that frame construction can be greatly varied inorder that the machine may be adapted to particular requirements oruses. The invention, while primarily designed for the purpose of balingcloth bolts for shipment, can manifestly be serviceably employed forvarious other analogous purposes. I have also disclosed herein what Ibelieve to be the preferred construction and relative arrangement of theseveral elements employed, but it is to be understood that thesefeatures are susceptible of considerable modification therein and Itherefore, reserve the privilege of adopting all such legitimate changesas may be fairly embodied within the spirit and scope of the inventionas claimed.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I desire to claim andsecure by Letters Patent is 1. In a press of the character described, abase, spaced pairs of guides fixed at their lower ends to said base,rack bars mounted to travel in said guides, a shaft operatively mountedupon the upper ends of said guides, pinions fixed upon said shaftmeshing with the respective rack bars, an angularly; disposed presserarm on the lower end of each rack bar, and manually operable means forrotating said shaft to move the rack bars downwardly in the guides.

2. A press of the character described hav 7 ing a supporting base,spaced pairs of upwardly inclined guides fixed at their lower ends tosaid base, rack bars mounted in said guides, angularly disposed presserarms on the lower ends of said rack bars, a bar connecting said guidesadjacent to their upper ends, a shaft rotatably mounted upon said bar,pinions fixed upon said shaft-and meshing with the respective racks,uprights centrally fixed at their upper ends to said bar and at theirlower ends to the base, and manually operable means for rotating saidshaft in one direction to move the rack bars downwardly in the guides.

3. In a press of the character described, a supporting frame, spacedrack bars vertically movable in said frame and each having a presserarm, a shaft mounted'upon the frame, pinions fixed on said shaft meshingwith the respective rack bars, a ratchet secured to one end of saidshaft, a lever oscillatably mounted on said shaft, a dog fulcrumed insaid lever and normally engaged at one end with the teeth of the ratchetto rotate the shaft in the movement of the le ver in one direction, anda second dog fulcrumed upon the frame and having a weighted end providedwith a tooth to engage the ratchet and prevent the reverse rotation ofthe shaft when the lever is moved in an op posite direction.

4. In a press of the character described, a supporting frame, spacedracks vertically movable in said frame each provided with a presser armon its lower end, a shaft mounted upon said frame, pinions fixed uponsaid shaft and meshing with the re- "upon the frame and operativelyengaging the ratchet to hold the shaft against reverse rotation in themovement of the lever in an opposite direction, the dog on the leveroperatively engaging the second named dog upon the release of the lever,whereby the latter dog is operatively engaged with the ratchet to holdthe shaft against reverse rotation.

5. In a press of the character described, a supporting frame, spacedracks vertically movable in said frame each provided with a presser armon its lower end, a shaft mounted upon said frame, pinions fixed uponsaid shaft and meshing with the respective racks, a ratchet secured toone end of said shaft, a lever oscillatably mounted upon the shaft whenthe lever is moved in one direction, and a dog fulcrumed upon said framehaving a weighted end provided with a tooth to engage the ratchet andhold the shaft against reverse rotation when the lever is moved in anopposite direction, the dog on said lever operatively engaging theweighted end of the second named dog to move the other end of said doginto locking engagement with the ratchet and also hold the dog on thelever in operative engagement with the ratchet when said lever isreleased.

6. In a press of the character described, spaced guides, presser membersslidable in said guides, manually operable means for actuating saidpresser members including a lever, and means automatically operatingupon the release of the lever to lock said lever and the presser membersagainst move ment and hold the latter in their effective positions.

7 In a press of the character described, spaced guides, presser membersslidable in said guides, a rack bar connected to each of the pressermembers, a shaft, pinions fixed upon the shaft and engaging therespective rack bars, a manually operable lever to rotate said shaft andmove the presser members into effective engagement with an object, andautomatically operating means for locking both the lever and said shaftagainst movement to retain the presser members in the latter position.

8. In a press of the character described, spaced guides, presser membersslidable in said guides, a rack bar connected to each of the pressermembers, a shaft, pinions fixed upon the shaft and engaging therespective rack bars, a ratchet fixed on the shaft, an operating leverloosely engaged upon said shaft, a pawl carried by the lever to co-actwith the ratchet and rotate the shaft to move the presser members intoeffective engagement upon an object, and a pivoted locking element toengage the ratchet actuated by said pawl upon the release of the leverto retain the presser members in the latter positions.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence oftwo Witnesses.

FRED E. MOREY. l/Vitnesses:

GEO. W. BRUNSHMITS, J. W. FRENZ.

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